Both diseases also affect internal eye cells known as retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells.
Its performance was boosted by sales of its newly developed ultra-wide field retinal scanner Daytona.
Aventis is using human retinal cell lines to develop vats of flu serum.
The various retinal prostheses under development all use video cameras to send light information to chip implants.
But this past January Aventis broke off its deal with Chiron to pursue a different approach using human retinal cells.
In a test on ten patients with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease involving retinal degeneration, vision improved significantly.
And by shrinking the screen 40%, the Mini would look sharp even if it was not, technically, retinal.
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This little bit of magic would counter the non-retinal screens and give Hogwarts something to cheer about, again.
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"This is a remarkable new microchip that has brought an Australian retinal implant much closer to reality, " he said.
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Brilliant gameplay and video are provided by Project SHIELD's integrated 5-inch, 1280x720 HD retinal multitouch display, with 294 dpi.
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Thumbprints, retinal scans, electronic signatures and other unique-to-user identification should add another barrier.
Leighton had chronic lung disease, retinal haemorrhaging and a hole in his heart.
The device, called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System and made by Second Sight Medical Products of Sylmar, Calif.
This approach is different than most other artificial retinal treatments, such as the recently FDA approved Argus II system.
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Not surprisingly, only Mans could recover these diamonds, as the safety-deposit box supposedly required both a fingerprint and retinal scan.
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New forms of student verification are being developed and include such things as retinal scanning, electronic fingerprinting, and key stroke analysis.
He was found to have swelling to his brain, which had recently been bleeding, and recent retinal haemorrhages to both eyes.
One the most well-known retinal implants in the world today is the Argus2 from Second Sight, which is a silicon-based prothesis.
Retinal imaging company Optos is eyeing a big rise in turnover for the year after reporting strong sales in the last quarter.
Its services include podiatry, continence, mental health, diagnostics, rehabilitation and retinal screening.
The FDA reviewed data that included a clinical study of 30 study participants with RP who received the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.
He said if people should perhaps be careful if they did have extremely high amounts of MSG in their diets, or had pre-existing retinal problems.
When he needed integrated therapy with his retinal detachment and his lymphoma, he could have a world-class retina doctor seeing him at the same time.
Gholam A. Peyman. 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Gholam A. Peyman, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Arizona Retinal Specialists.
In the case of Leber's congenital amaurosis, viruses carrying the correct gene can be injected directly into the retina where they will infect retinal cells.
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Similarly, people with MS who had inflammatory lesions that were visible on brain scans also had faster retinal thinning than those without visible brain lesions.
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To get human retinal cells at the same stage of development, however, would involve taking stem cells from a foetus during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Results from the clinical study show that most participants were able to perform basic activities better with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System than without it.
Second Sight's Argus II contains 60 electrodes, but some other scientists say that for a retinal prosthesis to be truly useful to patients, hundreds are needed.
At a recent conference I attended with my wife, who is a retinal surgeon, I witnessed a debate over two treatments for macular degeneration that illustrates the problems.
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